Anti-slip attachment for overshoes

ABSTRACT

A toothed bar which is pivotably attachable to the sides of the heel of a shoe or overshoe so that it may be rotated, when used, into a position on the exterior surface of the heel to furnish a gripping surface on snow or ice. When not in use, the installed bar is rotated to lie parallel to the front side of the heel above the exterior surface of the heel.

United States Patent Exley Apr. 29, 1975 [54] ANTI-SLIP ATTACHMENT FOR2.968.878 l/l96l King 36/61 OVERSHOES 3,713,233 l/l973 Hunnicutt 36/61[75] Inventor: George A. Exley, Shelburne,

Ontario, Canada PI'iHI(II' E.\'aminerPatrick D. Lawson A F'- -H I. P d11 [73] Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization, Home) Agent m Oward 0 6Inc., New York, NY.

[22] Filed: Mar. 21, 1974 [57] ABSTRACT [21] Appl' 453272 A toothed barwhich is pivotably attachable to the sides of the heel of a shoe orovershoe so that it may [52] U.S. Cl 36/61; 36/61 be rotated when used,into a Position on the exterior [51] Int. Cl. A43c 15/00 Surface of theheel to furnish a gripping surface on [58] Field of Search 36/61, 62snow Or When not in the installed bar is tated to lie parallel to thefront side of the heel above 5 References Ci the exterior surface of theheel.

NlTED STA E PATENTS U T S 1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figures 1,023,603 4/1912Eggmann 36/61 ANTI-SLIP ATTACHMENT FOR OVERSI-IOES SUMMARY OF THEINVENTION My invention relates to an anti-slip attachment for shoes orovershoes, and particularly to a toothed bar which may be pivotablyfastened to the sides of the heel of a shoe.

In use, the toothed bar is rotated to lie on the external surface of theattached heel with the teeth furnishing an anti-skid gripping surface onice or snow. When not in use, the bar may be rotated to lie parallel tothe front side of the attached heel above the plane of the sole and heelsurfaces of the attached shoe.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING:

The objects and features of the invention may be understood withreference to the following detailed description of an illustrativeembodiment of the invention, taken together with the accompanyingdrawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention in use in the extendedposition;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the invention installed in the retractedposition;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the invention installed on a shoe; and

FIG. 4 is an elevation view of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT:

Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar referencecharacters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS.l-3 show the antiskid bar installed on the heel 11 of an overshoe 12.

The bar 10 is formed of a rectangular strip of metal with an ear flange16 at each end bent perpendicular to the plane of the mid-section 15 ofthe bar, with both ear flanges 16 lying in parallel planes. A hole ineach ear flange 16 permits rotatable fastening of the bar 10 to opposingsides of the heel 11 by means of rivets 17.

An edge 19 of the mid-section 15 of the bar 10 is formed in the shape ofpointed teeth 18, with the toothed edge 19 projecting away from theattached heel 11 in the extended position of the bar as shown in FIG. 1,and said toothed edge 19 and teeth 18 projecting towards the sole of theshoe 12 in the retracted position as shown in FIG. 2.

In the retracted position shown in solid lines in FIG. 3, the bar 10lies within the plane of the exterior surface of the heel 11 and theplane of the sole of the shoe so that the-attached shoe may be employedin customary manner.

Ear flanges 16 are bent so as to lie snugly against the sides of theattached heel in either the extended position shown in dashlines in FIG.3 or the retracted posi tion shown in solid lines in FIG. 3.

Since obvious changes may be made in.the specific embodiment of theinventionfdescribed herein, such modifications being within the spiritand scope of the invention claimed, it is indicated that all mattercontained herein is intended as illustrative and not as limit- UnitedStates is:

1. An anti-skid bar rotatably attached to the sides of,

a heel of a shoe,.comprising a metal bar formed with two end flangesbent perpendicularly to the axis of the bar and {parallel to each other,said bar fitted on one edge with projectingteeth, said bar and flangesof a size to fit about the sides of theshoe heel, with the flanges ofthe bar rotatably attached to the opposed sides-of the shoe heel so thatin a first position, the bar may be rotated to rest against the exteriorsurface of the heel, and in a second position, the bar may be rotated torest parallel to the front side of the heel, with the toothed edge ofthe bar located on the edge of the bar opposite the edge of the barwhich rests against the heel exterior sur-'

1. An anti-skid bar rotatably attached to the sides of a heel of a shoe,comprising a metal bar formed with two end flanges bent perpendicularlyto the axis of the bar and parallel to each other, said bar fitted onone edge with projecting teeth, said bar and flanges of a size to fitabout the sIdes of the shoe heel, with the flanges of the bar rotatablyattached to the opposed sides of the shoe heel so that in a firstposition, the bar may be rotated to rest against the exterior surface ofthe heel, and in a second position, the bar may be rotated to restparallel to the front side of the heel, with the toothed edge of the barlocated on the edge of the bar opposite the edge of the bar which restsagainst the heel exterior surface in the said first position, and thebar of a size to rest in a recessed position with regard to the plane ofthe exterior surface of the heel, in the said second position.